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are attracting

  • present progressive
    of attract.
    attract
    verb (used with object)
    to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel).

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Millimeter waves are attracting growing interest for future communications because they can provide considerably more bandwidth, giving networks more room to transmit data.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

But the demographic cliff is hitting just as another phenomenon is coming into play: a flight-to-quality, where the most sought-after schools are attracting an ever-growing number of applicants, while less-attractive schools draw fewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Call options, which increase in value when stocks advance, are extraordinarily active and are attracting buyers even though prices are obscenely expensive.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Algorithmic and AI-driven pricing tactics like those used by Uber and Lyft are attracting growing attention and criticism.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Japanese hybrid plums.—Just now the Japanese hybrid varieties are attracting considerable attention.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham